Blog

In this fifth and final installment of our series on defective medical device issues, we are discussing the lack of a national device registry in the United States. Despite calls from various advocacy groups and some preliminary efforts at the federal level, the U.S. still lacks a central repository for […]

On May 12, 2020, MasterPharm, a compounding pharmacy based in New York, issued a recall of its popular hair regrowth formulation FinPlus. This medication, compounded by MasterPharm by prescription from a physician, includes finasteride 1.25 mg and a combination of Biotin, L-Lysine, Zinc, and riboflavin (vitamin B2) that are used […]

Why Columbia Born Searcy Denney Attorney Values Being Part of the Firm  Hi, my name is Juan Diaz, and I’m an attorney [product liability] at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley. I’m a board member of the Hispanic Bar Association for Palm Beach County. There’s a big portion of the […]

So far, our series discussing issues associated with defective implantable medical devices has focused on specific deficiencies in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval and safety monitoring systems. First, we discussed the inherent conflicts of the 510k clearance process.  Then, we discussed the limited recall requirements for implantable […]

Issues with defective medical devices are so common that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented a system designed specifically to identify and address medical device defects. This system, known as Medical Device Reporting (MDR), requires device manufacturers and importers to report known product defect or safety issues, […]

In Part Two of our series on defective medical device issues, we are talking about recalls. Implantable medical device recalls are common, and they can vary in terms of what they mean for patients. As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explains: “FDA uses the term ‘recall’ when a […]

Implantable medical devices offer invaluable benefits to individuals suffering from a broad range of ailments. They help people breathe, they help people walk and they provide an enhanced quality of life that simply is not available through other forms of medical treatment. Unfortunately, they can also be dangerous. Over the […]

The next hearing session of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) is scheduled for May 28, 2020. In light of the Covid pandemic, all oral arguments are scheduled to be completed virtually by Zoom conference. Only three matters are set for oral argument to consider motions to […]

Florida Personal Injury Law Firm Effectively Working With Clients and Managing Cases During Covid-19 Pandemic Sandy: Hello. My name is Sandy Smith, and I’m president of Impact Masters, LLC, which is an internet marketing agency that works primarily with personal injury law firms. Today we are trying to get a […]

Florida Product Liability Attorney Discusses The Responsibility of Tobacco Companies In Deception and Cigarette Addiction Lindsay: Hi, my name is Lindsay Reinhart. I’m an attorney [product liability] here at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley. Tobacco litigation [product liability] is very unique in that I think it deals with a […]